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i was out there on my blacked out TRX450R... had a freakin blast... we parked at the far side at the very end of banshee. everyone near us kept it clean... at least i know we took every scrap we brought out with us. at first we were parked by toilet #7. when we were there the inside of it looked like someone walked in the door, turned around, bent over , and then tried to "cr#p for distance".UGGG!!!! ... i didn't see any "art"....so we moved over to where the action was... we did get stuck trying to leave the hill... some guy in a white crew cab F150 stopped to help us, went to get a strap, he came back and he got stuck. we got the trucks out after a little use of some loading ramps to get traction. i didn't get a chance to say thank you to the guy in the white F150.... i hope he may be on here. dude, i owe you a beer!!! thanks for the help. also thanks to the guys in a rhino that stopped to help as well. this was the second time i have gone to the nite drags... i have a great time every trip... i can't wait till the next one.

i just had my quadzilla dyno tuned at Quadmania they are at 4390 W. Tompkins unit G. across from the Orleans..... or if you are into strip clubs they are across the street from Seamless strip club. Tony is a good guy and really knows his stuff. (702)222-9991

great idea. im looking forward to see what everyone will post up

next time i go out to dumont i will need to know what smokin al's rig looks like. i thought it might have been the guys grillin over by #6 bathroom :stir: but wasnt sure. i was lookin forward to a nice sammich. but i missed out big time!!!!! someone post a pic of his rig so i dont miss out next time!

no one "put on the event" it was an informal get together/event. but the rules/law enforcement was being done by the rangers as it is their job to do so and tickets were given out. if that doesn't persuade them (people who were ticketed) to get lights, put on helmets, have a flag...... then it is on them i guess....i am not their momma... they are adults. i just hate to see people get hurt due to someones lack of concern for safety whether it be directly or indirectly.

dunefreak..... i LOVE your green rail... i got a chance to see it for the first time yesterday...next time out I'll introduce myself. if your legal you wont get the man down your neck! i $20 light will save you from a $50 ticket. i learned that last new years out at dumont!

i got a chance to talk to one of the rangers yesterday before it got dark. he said that he read about the night drags from this site and decided to head out to dumont knowing we would be there. the other ranger in the jeep was itchin to drive the "newly lifted jeep" out in the dunes as well so he tagged along. he was busting people for driving right past him at the front gate and not getting a permit. he did talk to us about the ticketing and said " if they were just out with one violation ill let it slide with a warning, but if you have a couple of violations it's getting written up". how hard is it to wire a couple of small lights so people can see you. i saw a couple of really close calls where a bike with no lights was cutting across the hill and almost was taken out by a bike going up the hill. hell i even taped a flash light to my handlebars so i wouldn't get a ticket and so other could somewhat see i was coming'

i totally agree with this!!!! lack of respect totally.... i wish i was able to help with the clean up!!! i couldn't carry the huge amount to crap that people left behind!!! thanks for taking your time to help clean up. i wish others too the time to pick up their own crap!!!!! the weather could have not been any better!!! the wind was great. the semi full moon was awesome! next time i go i will remember to bring ear plugs. those hillshooters were LOUD as hell! well i my take on the night drags was hit and miss!!! on the plus side there were a bunch of WAY FAST bikes out last night. I WAS NOT ONE OF THEM! my bike was running like a$$... my new electrical system worked when i loaded it in the trailer but failed when i tried to use my lights when the sun went down...i hit the switch and nothing!!!no headlights at all. my brand new 4 inch HIDs took a big crap. i was so desperate to ride that i taped a flashlight to the handle bars just so i would not get a ticket for no headlight. but i made it out to banshee hill, mostly watch the big guns run. but i did manage to make a couple of passes myself. i have a bunch of tuning left to do before i can do any kind damage. we hung around till just after 2:30am then crashed in the toy hauler. woke up around 8 and went for a morning ride. this is where i get really pissed off!!!! my buddy and i rode over to banshee hill in the morning and the place was TRASHED!!!! there was beer cans and trash all over the place!!!!! i was utterly disgusted! this is the crap that will give all the tree huggers ammo that will get the place shut down. the night before, i even saw a couple of people running there hill shooter bikes without helmets up the hill, then ride down to the bottom drink a beer, toss the empty on the ground, then keep racing. i was amazed that no one crashed ....

just because it fits doesn't make it OK to wear. hell even i could wear a speedo... but i would look like a water balloon with a rubber band wrapped around it. NOT A GOOD LOOK.

im going on the 8th. my plans are already set.

did you look in the background of the first pic???? it looks like they have a bunch of SXS in the back... i bet they are reverse engineering them. and all they come up is with that POS?

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looking at the pics posted... the front upper shock mounts will fold in after the first couple of hard hits. and what is up with the front dirt bike tires? I'm not feeling it all that much. but i do like the idea of the 4 wheel drive. that is kinda cool.

i got my HIDs and battery wired up..... i'm waiting for my Dr.Q pipe to show up and i'll be ready to rock !!!!

i'm going and tryin to get a couple of buddys to go as well.. a mild DS650, a stock shee a rhino and my mild zilla. see you out there.

they had the H3 bulbs for the Hella's. looking for replacment headlight housings for the sealed bulbs in my stock headlights. if i can find somethings that will retrofit some projetor style lamps i'll be installing HID's into the stock headlight locations. hmmm.... maybe i'll just add some projector driving lights where the headlights go.. i hate the way HID's glare all over the place when installed into stock headlight housings.

try adding a relay to them and get direct battery power to them. they should work better and with out the "misfire"

my stock 1979 chevy headlights SUCK! i needed some more light so... i had a set of hella 550 off road/driving lights that were sitting on my shelf in the garage. so i started to wire up the truck to add them. my buddy sent me a link about his friend that was selling HID kits for $100 shipped. Direct Connection Tuning - HID Kits i ordered a set to try them out. i figured that the cost was cheep enough to at least try out. i started by mounting the lights on my front bumper and pulling the grill to access a mounting location for the HID ballasts. i mounted a relay near the battery and ran my wires. the H3 HID bulbs slid light into the lens just fine. but i had to drill a hole in the back of the housing for the larger plugs to pass though. i mounted the ballasts on the core support with the plugs pointed down so water would not get into them. i thought that they would get good cooling there as well and they were close to the lights. i tested the system and then reinstalled the grill. i think i'm into these light about $175. $75 bucks for the lights from the local autoparts store (checker) and $100 for the HID kit. the light output is GREAT!!! i ordered the 6000k lights. they put out only pure white light. no blue/purple light here. the light pattern is just about perfect and 3x brighter. I'm thinking about adding another set and if i can find a set of projector bulbs for the factory headlight i will swap those as well. now when I'm out in the desert I'll have enough light to see where I'm going. now all i need is better suspension and more POWER! mounting position for the ballasts and light..... finished with install....... testing lights before grill reinstall......

sorry but i have a bunch of newbe questions.... whats the weather like that weekend (halloween weekend)? all the videos i've seen everyone is in t-shirts during the day but i dont know how cold/warm it might be at night. do i need to be out there early to get a spot to camp (RV parking) or should i be ok if i roll out on friday? i plan on rolling out early from las vegas friday morning. my quadzilla has a aftermarket pipe but i dont think it has a spark arrester. are the rangers going to be anal about this? my girl plans on renting a quad for the weekend (from las vegas) .... do i still need to get a out of state sticker for it to be legal at dumont? the weekend pass, is that good for all the vechiles or just the RV? will that pass cover a trailer and the bikes? the rule about no glass containers..... would it be ok to bring some....adult drinks..... in glass as long as they stay inside the RV? any info would be great. thanks see you out there.